NEWSCapital City Weekly KAKE - Growing up in Kake, Matthew Bell said he often took his home for granted. After leaving for school he returned to Kake with a new appreciation for the "spectacular surrounding" of his hometown. Now on the board of directors for Kake Tribal Corporation and the Master of Ceremonies for the annual Kake Dog Salmon Festival, Bell hopes to encourage others to visit the community and see what makes it so extraordinary.

Kake Dog Salmon Festival welcomes 'chums' from near and far

photos courtesy of Peter Metcalfe

Visitors to Kake during the 2008 festival visit Gunnuk Creek, which runs through the center of the village, to view the black bear attracted to the run of dog salmon returning to the community-owned hatchery.